Eagles' fans return to Lincoln Financial Field, and to routines

12:22 AM,
Aug. 10, 2012

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Trunks were open, grills were hot, and brews were flowing - all in the name of Eagles football.

Tailgaters lined the parking lots of Lincoln Financial Field Thursday night for the kickoff to the pro football season in Philadelphia. The Eagles faced off against their Pennsylvania counterpart the Pittsburgh Steelers in preseason action, but outside, diehard and fly-by-night fans partied.

Some went the traditional route by breaking out portable barbecue grills to make some hamburgers and hot dogs for friends and family. Others, excited for the season to get under way, hauled out ...